From The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum

Category: Islamic World

Textile Fragment from Iran

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Post date February 22, 2023

Almost square textile fragment with a green background and details of various figures in garden scenes

Textile fragment, Iran, 16th-17th century. Cotton, silk; plain weave, embroidery; 61 x 66 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 3.43. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1931.

Carpet Fragment from Egypt

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Post date December 3, 2021

Carpet fragment with central lobed octagonal medallion on a red ground

Carpet fragment, Egypt, Cairo, late 15th/early 16th century. Wool, goat hair?; knotted pile; 240 x 210 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1965.49.1. Museum purchase.

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Velvet Fragment from Turkey

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Post date November 5, 2021

Velvet textile fragment; Turkey, Bursa or Istanbul; Ottoman period, c. 1550-1600. Silk, metallic-wrapped yarn, cotton; satin weave, supplementary-warp pile, supplementary-weft patterning, twill weave; 77 x 53 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1.53. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1951.

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Headdress from Palestine

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Post date September 24, 2021

Woman’s headdress; Palestine, Ramallah; 19th century. Cotton, coins; plain weave, embroidery; 7 x 20 x 30 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 1984.26.3. Gift of Richard H. Jones, in memory of his parents, Willard and Christina Jones.

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Fragment from Spain

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Post date August 20, 2021

Textile fragment (detail); Spain, Granada; 14th or 15th century. Silk, gilded metallic thread; compound weave; 51 x 27 cm. The Textile Museum Collection 84.3. Acquired by George Hewitt Myers in 1929.